1. Genealogy
2. Maps of Political Control Over Time
3. Administrative Divisions
4. Monthly Summaries
5. Lists and Timelines
6. Rankings
7. Time Series
8. All Events mentioned in Territorial Changes
9. All Cities mentioned in Territorial Changes

Federal Republic of Nigeria: All Data

This page is about the data available for this polity; the chronology of its events is available here.

Is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Formerly a British Colony it gained its independence in 1960 as the Federation of Nigeria. The Federal Republic of Nigeria came into existence on 1 October 1963.

Federal Republic of Nigeria: video summary

Events Navigation: Federal Republic of Nigeria

Federal Republic of Nigeria : Population density by Year

1. Genealogy

Federal Republic of Nigeria : Genealogy

2. Maps of Political Control Over Time

Federal Republic of Nigeria : Map showing the initial year each territory was ruled by the polity

Federal Republic of Nigeria : Maximal Extension of the Polity

3. Administrative Divisions

States of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2025

4. Monthly Summaries

Federal Republic of Nigeria : Monthly Summary of the Changes

5. Lists and Timelines

Federal Republic of Nigeria : List of events the polity was involved in

6. Rankings

Federal Republic of Nigeria : Top wars ordered by largest reached area

Federal Republic of Nigeria : Top wars by territorial gain or loss in terms of area of the changes

Federal Republic of Nigeria : Top wars by territorial gain or loss in terms of area difference

7. Time Series

Federal Republic of Nigeria : Time Series of all Territorial Changes

Federal Republic of Nigeria : time series of its population and area throughout history

8. All Events mentioned in Territorial Changes

Nigerian Civil War

Anglophone Crisis

9. All Cities mentioned in Territorial Changes